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Safety at Sea and North U Seminars J29Guy at 7:23pm 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/831 The Port Clinton Yacht Club in Port Clinton Ohio on Lake Erie is hosting 2 you can't miss seminars.
26 ft macgregor question deportes at 5:14pm 12.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2372 I have a place on clear lake ca. Now I am looking at learning how to sail on clear lake. I need recc
Suggestions on How to Keep Barnacles off Prop (1) tim61 at 2:30pm 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 12/4496 Trying to avoid this next season? I have been told you can first epoxy the prop and then put anti-f
Central Jersey owners andrzejewa at 1:34pm 12.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/768 I'm new too sailing and on the market to buy Macgregor 26M. Spent a lot of time online already, but
Port Light Rebedding (1) Wayne6034 at 1:04pm 12.21.14 Big Boats 2/1158 A couple months ago we developed a leak in the fixed port over the nav station in our 1997 h340. I h
272 LE Replacement of Opening Ports DeltaBreeze at 9:48am 12.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1000 Hi All, While removing the hull liner on my 272 LE, I found I could not get the opening ports to rel
272 LE Hull Liner & Interior Ideas DeltaBreeze at 9:38am 12.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4063 Hi All, I have gutted my 272 LE due to much of the wood having rotted and the hull liner was stained
Size of radial drive wheel for tiller to wheel conversion LawyerBob at 8:14am 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 7/3113 I'm Assembling the parts for a tiller to wheel conversion on my islander 28. I've found everything
Fridge & Electrical Outlets Celmi at 8:09am 12.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3401 Wife and I new to site ' sailing. Got a 2003 Oceanis 311 last week. Connected to marina. Yesterday
Hunter 170 Repair (2) omarhunter at 7:32am 12.21.14 Day Sailers 3/5697 Hello, I am looking to purchase a Hunter 170 that has cracks in the deck, I have attached two pictu
Wind speed and direction Chris115 at 3:12am 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2871 I recently came across the new SailTimer wind instrument and the related app, and am interested in h
Rusted swing keel Frednick at 1:11am 12.21.14 Catalina 22 3/967 Hello again, someone helped me about my keel, but I can't find him/her again. I think is was somet
Marelon vs Banjo brand fittings and valves? centerline at 8:15pm 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2793 Marelon is a trademark name of glass reinforced polypropylene fittings.... Banjo is also a brand
Wetted surface area Jdaniel343 at 6:14pm 12.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2198 Does anyone know the wetted surface area of 1977 Catalina 27 TM? Thanks
want to sail again Misses Tippi at 4:58pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2179 We need to contact some sailors in the Biloxi MS area. We have a 26M, the entire mast system fell an
Valve from holding tank in oceanis 343 (1) oyvst@statoil.com at 1:18pm 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6149 Need at new valve from my holding tank in my Beneteau Oceanis 343 from 2006, part number 10 on the a
What if I did this? (1) lee ward at 12:28pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1743 Painting the M's stripes, should I do it? The raccoon stripes are buggin me. I think this is an upd
Where does your SBO username come from??? (1) Jackdaw at 11:31am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 195/24290 Some people here use their legal names, but most of us use an 'nom du guarre' than has particular me
Inverter / Battery Charger Jeff Jellick at 10:52am 12.20.14 Big Boats 11/3583 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC with a Xantrex Freedom 25 Charger / Inverter. When running the Inverter,
New gas tank? azsailing at 9:32am 12.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1965 Hi All, The boat I just bought came with a 5 gallon tank full of old gas, which looks to me to be fo

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HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? stickinthemud57 at 10:59am 06.22.23 I would venture a guess that you experience the effects of vortex shedding: https://en.wikipedia.or
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 06.22.23 Now that I know more about this, adding a Shrader valve to my 3" PVC "tank" and making sure it was
Thru hole and keel crack, (2) babadu at 10:53am 06.22.23 Repairing crack all around. Any idea ls for short term cosmetic repairs on the cabin deck? Mostly di
Hunter 310 listed on this site. patbratton at 10:42am 06.22.23 Oh My Gawd. Why must you remind me of these figures ? Next I'll be calculating the cost per outin
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 10:41am 06.22.23 Watching coverage, it appears that the next Titanic-related disaster movie or documentary is slowly
Hunter 310 listed on this site. JamesG161 at 10:40am 06.22.23 1997 Hunter 310 Very nice coastal cruising boat. A good surveyor can get you the boat's value. M
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? ricksoth at 10:25am 06.22.23 If the tank is in a vertical orientation, and the inlet is at the bottom, and the water system is em
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 10:22am 06.22.23 The used trailer market is a bit strange. A decent used trailer for sale will likely cost you no
Where to put AIS antenna? arcadiahunter28 at 10:22am 06.22.23 Is this AIS system integrated with the VHF radio? I installed one of these on my H26 the AIS migh
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? kloudie1 at 10:21am 06.22.23 Think of the wind hitting the wall of the winward side of the behemoth .. The wind will increase bec
Hunter 310 listed on this site. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 06.22.23 Oh My Gawd. Why must you remind me of these figures ? Next I'll be calculating the cost per outing
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? JavaMan at 10:11am 06.22.23 Oops.. "Reefing"! darn auto-correct! Ok, that is what I was thinking it might have been for. Th
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 06.22.23 Wow, I can't even figure out what that means! Why would there be air in that tank? What does it mea
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:55am 06.22.23 That phenomenon is actually common and have noticed it almost every time we pass the leeward side of
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 9:53am 06.22.23 Pretty sure a '75 C&C 33 will be a solid glass hull, in that size range I believe the 34 was the fi
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 06.22.23 I am running at almost 1300 rpm, I presume that's your set idle at 1300. Could you shoot a video
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? rgranger at 9:48am 06.22.23 It is very possible. Depending on the angle of the ship to the wind, you might have gotten in the w
Where to put AIS antenna? rgranger at 9:45am 06.22.23 Also, if you decide to use a VHF with AIS, this unit has a very nice RAM mic. I also installed that
Hunter 310 listed on this site. Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 06.22.23
Where to put AIS antenna? (1) rgranger at 9:41am 06.22.23 Is this AIS system integrated with the VHF radio? I installed one of these on my H26 s with a bui

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